Lexic.us

Definition of Sedate

1. Adjective. Characterized by dignity and propriety.

2. Verb. Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to. "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

3. Adjective. Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises. "The judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

Definition of Sedate

1. a. Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.

Definition of Sedate

1. Adjective. in a composed and temperate state. ¹

2. Verb. to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sedate

1. calm [adj -DATER, -DATEST] : SEDATELY [adv] / to administer a sedative to [v -DATED, -DATING, -DATES] - See also: calm

Medical Definition of Sedate

1. To bring under the influence of a sedative. Origin: L. Sedatus; see sedation (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sedate

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Literary usage of Sedate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"sedate, in Latin ... and the fixedness of the purpose internally : composed is opposed to ruffled or hurried, sedate to buoyant or volatile. ..."

2. English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and Explanations. Drawn from by George Crabb (1863)
"... A sedate tarrago ti becoming in youth who arc engaged in serious concerne ... with the serious night, And contemplation, her sedate compeer. ..."

3. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1906)
"... from J"ne myself, and others in these Parts; all which I charged Mr. George Currie with the Care of, whom I always had looked upon as a sedate, ..."

4. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"The doctor held the thing up to the light, and, scrutinizing it through his spectacles, nodded his head in sedate approval. A grim smile curled in his beard ..."

5. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"The doctor held the thing up to the light, and, scrutinizing it through his spectacles, nodded his head in sedate approval. A grim smile curled in his beard ..."

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